| 单词 | snake |
| 释义 | snake —snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n. , v. , snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy. Cf. snake in the grass. 3. Building Trades. a. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band. b. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it. v.i. 4. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains. v.t. 5. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd. 6. to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope, as a log. [bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE snaca; c. MLG snake, ON snakr] |
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